Follow the documented story of Harry Kable, born in Norwich Castle Gaol and raised in the early colony of New South Wales. Written by direct descendant Tony Gaudry.
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Written by Tony Gaudry, Son of the First Fleet follows Harry’s life through the Kable family story, early New South Wales, the sea, The Oaks and St Matthew’s Cemetery.
This book is for readers tracing Henry Kable Junior’s life and the family background that shaped it, including his parents, the Kable line and Tony Gaudry’s family connection.
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Son of the First Fleet tells the story of Henry Kable Junior.
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Henry Kable Junior
Harry Kable was born inside Norwich Castle Gaol in 1786, the son of Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes. His life took him from the First Fleet story into early Sydney, years at sea, family responsibilities and later life at The Oaks. Read the full biography of Harry Kable.
Family history
The book places Henry Kable Junior within the wider Kable family story, including Henry Kable, Susannah Holmes, Diana Kable and the Gaudry family connection. Explore the Kable family history.
The book follows Harry’s life and adds family or colonial background only where it helps explain the record.
Norwich Castle Gaol and Harry’s birth in 1786
Henry Kable, Susannah Holmes and the First Fleet
The Dunkirk prison hulk and the events before transportation
Sydney Cove and the beginning of the new colony
Cable v Sinclair and the missing parcel of goods
Harry’s early years and life at sea
The Governor King accident
Windsor, Vanderville, The Oaks and St Matthew’s Cemetery
The Kable, Gaudry, Teale and Wild family connections
About the author
Tony Gaudry is a direct descendant of Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes through Diana Kable and the Gaudry family line. He wrote Son of the First Fleet so Harry Kable’s life would be recorded in one focused account.
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